More shifting this week after the on-field results had the Big 10 overtaking first place as they switched places with the third ranked conference – The ACC. The Big 12 barely climbed above the Mt. West and the American Conference continues to impress as they have crashed the Power 5 party. Let’s see if they can stay there.

This week some things shook out. The two most notable things is the SEC isn’t as down as feared and the Big 12 is down way more than anyone thought. Also, notice that the American, formerly Big East, Conference is more than holding its own. Suddenly, the Power 5 doesn’t appear to be all that powerful.

As usual, week two brought about a shake-up in the standings. This shake-up is like a sifting process, where things settle into what seems to be their proper place. Last week their was a mixing of Power 5 conferences and the rest of the FBS conferences. However, the games played this week shook-up those rankings and the Power 5 conferences rose as the remaining conferences fell into the expected upper and lower tiers.

Another year and it’s about time. The Week One rankings are going to look a little funny with several of the Power 5 conference schools losing to the other conference teams, meaning some of the Power 5 conferences look like anything but powerful. Still, it’s only the first week and as more games are played we should see that change. However, who really knows, since the fun of these rankings is that they are completely objective. Meaning it’s the results on the field that counts and not what my opinion may be.